About Durst Group
Manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies with headquarters in Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy. Durst core business is digital inkjet printing and the associated ecosystem of printing inks, software and services. Durst strives for innovation leadership in industrial inkjet print and supports its customers in the digital transformation of their printing applications.
In September 2023, Durst Group acquired aleph srl and incorporated its LaForte Graphic printers into Durst portfolio as Durst LF.
The LaForte technology
The LaForte water-based inkjet technology is the benchmark in Digital Billboard printing and it is recognized by the market as low maintenance and best reliable printer. The LaForte technology is cheaper, faster and more efficient, with lower energy consumption and fewer operators needed, compared to any other solution in the market for outdoor and indoor paper campaigns. And most importantly, it is healthier and eco-friendly, helping our customers obtain large outdoor campaigns thanks to its environmental essence, its fast delivery and its low production cost, all 3 key features highly appreciated by media-owners and advertisers.
Key improvements in 2025:
- Faster: 15% increase on speed, now up to 1.100 sqm/h
- Smarter: with Durst Workflow and Analytics
- Cheaper: 10% reduction on ink consumption
- Better: higher quality of print, more shiny and more depth
Key features of Durst LF printers:
- Best water-based inks in the market: GREENGUARD GOLD certified, fast drying and long lasting PH
- Speed up to 1.100 sqm/h, yearly capacity up to 5 million sqm
- Powerful proprietary vacuum transport system that eradicates the use of glues
- Available models LF200, LF400 and LF600 with 4 or 6 colours
- Application: blueback, billboards, backlit, indoor high-quality posters, various graphic-paper applications and currently under development also plastic films and PVC-free self-adhesive substrates.